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Lord Steadwell's three motherless daughters were heartbroken when their last governess ran off to elope. In her dowdy cap and spectacles, Grace Ellerby seems an ideal replacementa nurturing, intelligent woman uninterested in marriage. No wonder Rupert doesn't recognize Grace as the golden-haired vision at a masked ball, who slips away before midnight .

Frightened by the unwanted attentions of previous employers, Grace resolved to hide her beauty and her growing feelings for Rupert. One enchanted eveningand a sweet, breathtaking kisschanges everything. For with Grace's three adorable charges playing fairy godmother, Rupert may discover his happy ending is closer than he thinks.

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Deborah Hale's Bio

Deborah is a bit skeptical, but her parents assure her she talked at the precocious age of seven months  and she's been telling stories ever since.

As a child, she devoured the entire canon of fellow Maritimer, L. M. Montgomery. (Rilla of Ingleside and Jane of Lantern Hill are favorites). Her prize for winning an essay contest about a local heroine was a colorful volume of Churchill's Heroes of History, which sparked her interest in the past.

During a decade spent tracing her Canadian family to their roots in Georgian-era Britain, Deborah uncovered enough fascinating true stories to fuel romance plots for years to come. After studying countless craft articles, entering countless contests and rewriting her manuscript countless times, Deborah was thrilled to win the Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart Award in 1997.

On Valentine's Day of the following year, she sold her first book to the Harlequin Historical line. She has gone on to write many more, with settings ranging from medieval Wales to Whitehorn, Montana, and even her own Atlantic Canada. When Harlequin launched its new fantasy imprint, Deborah was the first in-house author contracted to write for the LUNA imprint.

Deborah and her family live in Nova Scotia, Canada  a province steeped in history, romance and magic!